There are 4 ways to get from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Borovets by bus, train, or car
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Bus via Plovdiv
best- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Plovdivbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Samokovbus
8h 17m$17–20Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Veliko Tarnovo to Stara Zagoratrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Kostenetstrain Ic
- Take the bus from Kostenets to Samokovbus
9h 8m$6–12Drive 270.2 km
- Drive from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Borovetscar 270.2 km
3h 56m$43–62Bus
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Dupnitsabus
- Take the bus from Dupnitsa to Samokovbus
8h 19m$16–25
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Borovets is to train and bus which costs $6 - $12 and takes 9h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Borovets is to drive which takes 3h 56m and costs $40 - $65.
No, there is no direct bus from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Borovets. However, there are services departing from Veliko Tarnovo and arriving at Borovets via Plovdiv and Samokov. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 17m.
The distance between Veliko Tŭrnovo and Borovets is 330 km. The road distance is 270.2 km.
The best way to get from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Borovets without a car is to bus via Plovdiv which takes 8h 17m and costs $16 - $20.
It takes approximately 8h 17m to get from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Borovets, including transfers.
Veliko Tŭrnovo to Borovets bus services, operated by Patnicheski Prevozi AD, depart from Veliko Tarnovo station.
Veliko Tŭrnovo to Borovets bus services, operated by Patnicheski Prevozi AD, arrive at Plovdiv station.
Yes, the driving distance between Veliko Tŭrnovo to Borovets is 270 km. It takes approximately 3h 56m to drive from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Borovets.
There are 550+ hotels available in Borovets.
What companies run services between Veliko Tŭrnovo, Bulgaria and Borovets, Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Borovets via Plovdiv and Samokov in around 8h 17m.
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Veliko Tarnovo to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $3–4
Train from Stara Zagora to Kostenets
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $2–4
- Phone
- 0889 910 189
- [email protected]
- Website
- pprevozi.com
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- pprevozi.com
- Phone
- 0888 211 781
- [email protected]
- Website
- plovdivexpres-2000.com
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- plovdivexpres-2000.com
- Phone
- 0722 60019
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tourist Information Centre - Samokov
Bus from Plovdiv to Samokov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Tourist Information Centre - Samokov
Bus from Kostenets to Samokov
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Tourist Information Centre - Samokov
Bus from Dupnitsa to Samokov
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Tourist Information Centre - Samokov
- Phone
- +359 889 59 00 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
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